Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-31398341-20171026040947/@comment-31398341-20171213064644

Hayds126 wrote:

Allofyou wrote: Future plans :

Garchomp : Somewhere lower (Maybe even B+)

I found my old thread replied by TrinityFlare on Garchomp being overrated.

"Overrated

Maybe Garchomp???

- Cannot survive a Ice Beam like Dragonite, doesn't sweep like Salamence without support, and doesn't have the Special Attackness (?) of Hydreigon."

I agree with him on this, though Ground type makes it stronger offensively and Swords Dance + Dragonium Z makes Garchomp powerful still.

Toxapex : A >>> A+

Hands down the best defensive wall next to Lugia. It also offers good utility (Haze, Toxic Spikes), and can pivot amazingly due to defensive typing and Regenerator.

Ranking Espeon somewhere around C- to C+

Mega Aerodactyl : B+ >>> A-

Beats all S Rank minus Lugia, which can still be beaten by M-Aero without Multiscale. It is a definition of anti-meta Pokemon. To illustrate, it beats (Mega) Blaziken, (Mega) Gengar, Shaymin-Sky, Mega Salamence, Marshadow, Mega Lopunny, or sometimes even Lugia and Clefable.

Garchomp is the best non mega non legendary dragon in my opinion. It should stay at A rank where it should be. It is the most versatile out of the other pseudo legendaries.

Garchomp is just the jack of all trades. It has the best hp out of the pseudo legends, respectable speed tier, Strong Attack and good enough defences. Won’t survive an ice beam but thanks to it’s speed, garchomp can usually outspeed into a fire fang or iron head (not available yet). The only thing holding it back is no dragon dance and items like the choice scarf and move tutors.

On the plus side it doesn’t need to deal with the tapu legends yet.

The rest of the choices are good Since you mentioned HP and speed, Mega Salamence beats in Garchomp both in bulk and speed while also being better at attack. Sure thing that Choice Scarf will help it better. Just saying Garchomp falls short compared with Mega Salamence.